Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons discography

Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons were an Australian Blues, rock and R&B band. The band released eight studio albums. The band were included into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2007.

Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons discography
Studio albums8
Live albums3
Compilation albums3
EPs3
Singles18

Albums

Studio albums
Year Album details Chart peak positions
AUS
[1]		 NZL
[2]
1977 Don't Waste It
  • Released: February 1977
  • Label: Oz Records (OZS-1003)
  • Format: LP
 37 —
Whip It Out
  • Released: October 1977
  • Label: Oz Records (OZS-1004)
  • Format: LP
 98 –
1978 So Young
  • Released: November 1978
  • Label: Oz Records (OZE-1002)
  • Format: Mini-LP (7 tracks)
 80 —
1979 Screaming Targets
  • Released: July 1979
  • Label: Mushroom (L 36973)
  • Format: LP
 13 25
1980 Hats Off Step Lively 17 —
1981 Dexterity
  • Released: July 1981
  • Label: Mushroom Records (L 20002)
  • Format: Mini-LP (9 tracks on 10" vinyl)
 92 —
1982 Cha (as Jo Jo Zep) 28 33
2003 Ricochet
  • Released: 22 September 2003
  • Label: Zep Records
  • Format: CD
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Re-issued albums
Year Album details
1981 Step Lively
  • Released: September 1981
  • International re-issue of Hats Off Step Lively
  • Label: WEA (WEA 99 168) / Columbia Records (37047)

Compilation albums
Year Album details Chart peak positions
AUS
[1]		 NZL
[2]
1980 Takin' the Wraps Off
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Rockburgh Records, UK (ROCD 110)
  • Format: LP (2 discs, second disc is live)
 — —
1983 The Sound of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons 89 —
1997 Shape I'm In: The Complete Anthology — —
2007 The Best of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums and EPs
Year Album details Chart peak positions
AUS
[1]
1978 Live!! Loud and Clear
  • Released: February 1978
  • Label: Oz Records (OZEP-001)
  • Format: 12" Vinyl EP (5 tracks)
  • Limited to 5,000 copies.[3]
 53
1979 Let's Drip Awhile
  • Released: early 1979
  • Label: Oz/EMI (OZS-1013)
  • Format: LP
 85
2020 Live at San Remo NYE 1976
  • Released: 1 June 2020[4][5]
  • Label: Dave Ridoutt, Black Box Records/ MGM Distribution
  • Format: CD (limited), DD, streaming
 -
"—" denotes releases that did not chart and/or did not receive certification.

Singles
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[1][6] 		NZ
[2]
1975 "Run Rudolph Run" (as Jo Jo Zep and His Little Helpers)[A] — — Non-album single
1976 "Beating Around the Bush" 73 — Oz – A Rock 'n' Roll Road Movie – Soundtrack
"Security" 98 — Don't Waste It
1977 "If It's Love That You Want Darlin'" — —
"(I'm in a) Dancing Mood" 90 — Whip It Out
1978 "Honey Dripper" — — Live!! Loud and Clear
"So Young" 48 — So Young
1979 "Hit and Run" 12 — Screaming Targets
"Shape I'm In" 22 41
1980 "All I Wanna Do" 34 — Hats Off Step Lively
"Puppet on a String" 53 —
"I Will Return" 91 —
1981 "Sweet" — — Dexterity
"But It's Alright" (US release) — — Step Lively (North American issue only)
"Gimme Little Sign" (US release) — —
1982 "Taxi Mary" (as Jo Jo Zep)[B] 11 — Cha
"Walk On By" (as Jo Jo Zep)[B] 55 6
1983 "Losing Game" — — Cha (re-release)
1984 "Shape I'm In" (live) — — Sound of Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Notes
    A.^ "Run Rudolph Run" was recorded by Joe Camilleri (aka Jo Jo Zep), John Power and studio musicians for a one-off Christmas single.[7] It was performed on Countdown – the Australian national TV pop music series.[8] For this TV performance, Camilleri and Power were joined by Jeff Burstin and John McInerney.[7]
    B.^ Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons disbanded in June 1981, Camilleri recorded Cha and the related singles with Jeff Burstin and Simon Gyllies under the name Jo Jo Zep.[7]

    References
    1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988.
    2. "Discography Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 10 November 2011.
    3. "Cash Box Newspaper" (PDF). Cash Box. 1 April 1978. p. 60. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
    4. "ARCA Desk Tape Series". Support Act. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
    5. "Live at San Remo NYE 1976 (DD)". Apple Music. June 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
    6. Ryan (Bulion), Gavin (3 August 2008). "Chart Positions pre-1989 (ARIA Charts) – Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
    7. McFarlane, 'Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons' entry. Archived from the original on 13 August 2004. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
    8. Jenkins, Jeff; Meldrum, Ian; Camilleri, Joe (2007). "Joe Camilleri – A life in music". Molly Meldrum presents 50 years of rock in Australia. Melbourne: Wilkinson Publishing. pp. 192–201. ISBN 978-1-921332-11-1. Note: The book's authors, Jenkins and Meldrum, acknowledge the chapter is written by Camilleri. The on-line version is from Camilleri's Official website.

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